1. Dr Roland Haag, you are the Managing Director of Galvita in Basel. Would you briefly explain who Galvita is?
Galvita AG is a pharmaceutical technology start-up founded in Basel in 2020 (www.galvita.com). We currently number 13 employees and develop, produce and market innovative oral dosage forms (tablets) that address patient needs such as fast action, taste masking and swallowing difficulties. To that end, Galvita has developed a technology platform with an innovative material (TIP–Template Inverted Particles), which can be loaded with many active agents and used by pharmaceutical companies and other industries.

2. What does your concept entail, and what are your goals?
Galvita licenses its technology to companies in the pharmaceutical, phytopharmaceutical, nutraceutical and veterinary sectors. In addition, Galvita assists its contract manufacturers with technical and clinical feasibility and pilot studies and with scale-up for larger production volumes.
Our goal is to be seen as a development partner of choice by our international customers, for example the pharmaceutical industry, when it comes to oral formulations for children and elderly patients.

3. Why did you choose Rosental Mitte as your company location?
The Rosental Mitte site, and building RO 1055, offer Galvita an ideal location in Basel, very good infrastructure and the opportunity to design laboratories and offices flexibly to meet our requirements. In the laboratory, we have invested in a new pilot production facility on the kilogram scale, which we will put into operation in January 2023.

Another important criterion for our location decision was that in Immobilien Basel-Stadt we found a professional and responsive landlord who understands the needs of a start-up company and is able to find joint solutions.

4. How is the interaction with the other companies?
Since Galvita only moved onto the site a few months ago, interactions with other companies have still been limited. We are keen to strengthen them in order to find potential synergies and also to connect on a personal level in Rosental. Anyone who would like to get in touch with us is very welcome. We can be found on the fourth floor of RO 1055 or via email.